Unit 1 On the Way to China

Dialogue 1 Checking in at the Airport

Dialogue 2 On the Airplane

Dialogue 3 Arriving in Beijing

Further Reading:Tower Bridge

Unit 2 Communications

Dialogue 1 At the Front Desk of Minzu Hotel

Dialogue 2 Making a Telephone Call

Dialogue 3 At the Post Office

Further Reading:Guilin

Unit 3 At a Hotel

Dialogue 1 Making a Hotel Reservation

Dialogue 2 Booking into a Hotel

Dialogue 3 Hotel Services

Further Reading:Yellowstone National Park

Unit 4 Recreation and Entertainment

Dialogue 1 Enjoying Beijing Opera in the Theatre

Dialogue 2 During the Intermission

Dialogue 3 Dancing in the Ballroom

Further Reading:The Leaning Tower

Unit 5 At Restaurants

Dialogue 1 At a Restaurant

Dialogue 2 A Chinese Banquet

Dialogue 3 An American Dinner

Further Reading:Great Barrier Reef—A Natural World Wonder

Unit 6 At the Travel Agency

Dialogue 1 Telephoning the Travel Agency

Dialogue 2 Booking an Air Ticket

Dialogue 3 Booking a Passage

Further Reading:History of Taj Mahal

Unit 7 Visiting Qufu

Dialogue 1 Visiting the Temple of Confucius

Dialogue 2 Visiting the Mansion of Confucius

Dialogue 3 Visiting the Forest of Confucius

Further Reading:Rome

Unit 8 Shopping

Dialogue 1 At the Shop near the Forbidden City

Dialogue 2 At a Handicraft Store

Dialogue 3 In a Souvenir Store

Further Reading:The Summer Palace

Unit 9 Chinese Festivals

Dialogue 1 Talking about the Spring Festival

Dialogue 2 Talking about the Lantern Festival

Dialogue 3 Talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival

Further Reading:New Zealand

Unit 10 Emergencies and Troubles

Dialogue 1 At the Lost Property Counter

Dialogue 2 Getting Sick

Dialogue 3 In a Branch of Bank of China

Further Reading:Go Diving in the Gulf of Thailand

Key to the Exercises